RN - Med Surg (Nights)

Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.

Minimum Education:

- Associate’s degree Required
- Bachelor’s degree Preferred

Certifications:

- Basic Life Support (BLS) may be obtained within 45 days of hire.

Licenses:

- Current license as an RN in the state of KY or compact state.
- New Graduates may work under a KY provisional license for up to 6 months with the expectation that an RN license will be obtained within the first 6 months of employment.

Required Skills

- Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
- Plans and documents patient care given.
- Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
- Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
- Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial needs.
- Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
- Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.